Nature is an absolutely wonderful force. Sometimes it needs to be "reckoned with", other times appreciated and still others one needs to put it in perspective.
Nature, in this case the seasons of the year, allow those of us living in the east coast of Canada to have 4 very distinct seasons and they all arrive each year....some sooner,some later and stay for varying amounts of time. This time has been averaged over 12 months and amounts to approximately 3 months each. An example would be the ever illusive "Spring". Beginning on the 21st of March and ending on the 21st of June according to the calendar, anyway, it heralds the arrival of new buds on trees , new growth in our gardens and a lilt in our step. The rather seedy side of Spring is the rotting snow permeated with the dirt, sand and twigs of a hard winter.
Three of the attributes of this Spring..... other than it's rather tardy arrival .... would be ~
1 ~ PERSISTENCE
This plant that is called Star of Bethlehem or Ornithogalum Nutans, for those of you who prefer its botanical name. It was given to me by a wonderful neighbor and is usually the first plant to appear each year. The snow has just begun to recede and left this 8-10 inch swath next to the house, and BOOM, there was the pretty greenery.
2 ~ PERSEVERANCE
As you can see, the snow has just backed off the ground and these tiny little heads of Rheum rhabarbarum or Rhubarb have persevered and waiting to grow into...... a pie for me!!! Incidentally , this is one of two batches I have and it was also given to me by another neighbor. ( Maybe I'll share my pie with her.)
So hard to imagine there's still snow this time of the year when we're now in shorts and tank tops...
ReplyDeleteI agree, bu here it remains..... it is however, melting quickly now though. Thanks for dropping by.
DeleteI like the 3rd capture much.A lovely capture of a reflection.
ReplyDeleteAmila @leisureandme.com
Thank you, Amila. It was just a lucky capture. Good luck with your change over to WP.
DeleteVery nice photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Patrick, Have a great week.
DeleteStrong plants will come back.Thanks for the party!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for you nice comment, Karren.... and I enjoy the party if you are there!
DeleteLove your highlights in the series of pictures.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dominique, I am learning new things with Pic Monkey and trying them out with WW.
DeleteMother Nature certainly is an incredible force! It is amazing that something so delicate and fragile as those plants have managed to poke out their heads after such a horrendous winter and amid all of the snow that is still on the ground.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Monica, we can learn a lot from plants. We learn to cope and survive despite some "bad winters" of life.
DeleteNice photos, that first one looked like runner beans heheh!
ReplyDeleteHave a tanfastic week :-)
Thanks, Steve, they do look like beans at the beginning, but the flowers are quite different..... and no beans...LOL
DeleteNature is very loyal and persistent, arrives, each and every year. Not always on time or lasting as long or short as we mere humans might like, but arrive it does. It gives me such hope to see those first few buds spring forth from a still very cold ground. It these tiny sprouts can continue to grow and bloom, then, so can I!!!
ReplyDeleteYou are so right, Kathy. If something as fragile and tiny can survive nature so can we..... and I know you, you are a very strong woman and will and have survived some of the worst nature has to give.
DeleteLovely words and blooms to describe spring =)
ReplyDeleteOh, Melinda, what a nice thing to say. Thank you so much. Have a wonderful week.
DeleteWow what gorgeous photography. I especially enjoy the picture for persistence highlighting the plant. Great article.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessica, you are most kind.
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